Bushwick Film Festival turns six this year! From October 2nd to the 6th you have a great opportunity to get involved, whether by attending, contributing to the BFF foundation, or volunteering (there still might be a couple of spots available).

We had the pleasure and honor of sitting down with Kweighbaye Kotee, founder and Director of Programming of Bushwick Film Festival, who is not only a young and talented entrepreneur with good spirit, but also has a passion for Bushwick’s community and arts.

BFF began in 2007, and has since been expanding, growing, and evolving along with the growth of technology and communications, and the transformation of our current neighborhood. As Kweighbaye says, “Film has been a bridge between art and the community. It is such a collaborative effort, and there are so many part to it. It’s creative, but also philosophical in a way, it has to do with everything: writing, design, creativity, ideas, storytelling. It brings it all together to great one thing. And so many people work together to make this happen.”